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Lyrics by：Paul Simon
Composed by：Paul Simon
He was a most peculiar man
他是个非常奇怪的人
That's what Mrs Reardon says and she should know
里尔登夫人就是这么说的她应该知道
She lived upstairs from him
她住在他家楼上
She said he was a most peculiar man
她说他是个非常奇怪的人
He was a most peculiar man
他是个非常奇怪的人
He lived all alone within a house
他独自一人住在一所房子里
Within a room within himself
在自己的内心深处
A most peculiar man
一个与众不同的男人
He had no friends he seldom spoke
他没有朋友他很少说话
And no one in turn ever spoke to him
可没人跟他说过话
'Cause he wasn't friendly and he didn't care
因为他不友好他不在乎
And he wasn't like them
他和他们不一样
Oh no he was a most peculiar man
他是个非常奇怪的人
He died last Saturday
他上周六去世了
He turned on the gas and he went to sleep
他打开煤气他睡着了
With the windows closed so he'd never wake up
关上窗户他永远不会醒来
To his silent world and his tiny room
回到他寂静的世界回到他小小的房间
And Mrs Reardon says he has a brother somewhere
里尔登夫人说他在某个地方有个兄弟
Who should be notified soon
应该尽快通知谁
And all the people said what a shame that he's dead
所有人都说他的死太可惜了
But wasn't he a most peculiar man
但他是不是一个很奇怪的人